We were also given a brief tour of the new western concourse at King's Cross and it looks extremely impressive. As yet the structure does not have a London "name" such as The Gherkin and the Shard.

Any ideas? The cobweb?

I'm told the new concourse will be open by Easter and has been designed by the architect John McAslan.

The upgrade of King's Cross has cost £550m and there will be shops and bars. The idea is to make it a "destination station" like St Pancras International.

You probably won't see such extravagant architectural designs in railway stations again for some time. Money is tight and if you look at the station designs for Crossrail, for example, they are mainly more utilitarian boxes.